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    TDataSet.First

    Position the dataset on the first record.

    Declaration

    Source position: db.pas line 1920

    public 
procedure TDataSet.First;

    Description

    First positions the dataset on the first record. This action will trigger the TDataset.BeforeScroll and TDataset.AfterScroll events. After the action is completed, the TDataset.BOF property will be True.

    Errors

    If the dataset is unidirectional or is closed, an EDatabaseError exception will be raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    TDataset.Prior Go to the previous record.
    TDataset.Last Navigate forward to the last record.
    TDataset.Next Go to the next record in the dataset.
    TDataset.BOF Is the cursor at the beginning of the data (on the first record).
    TDataset.BeforeScroll Event triggered before the cursor changes position.
    TDataset.AfterScroll Event triggered after the cursor has changed position.